Diverse play space is important for children’s development. The purpose of the natural playground is for children to be engaged in a broader range of activities for a longer time, than they would using regular playgrounds. Children also may be able to enjoy playing with plants and watching the wildlife attracted to the space. Children […]
Early Childhood Development & Education
The Reggio Emilia Approach
The Reggio Emilia Approach is an educational philosophy based on the image of the child, and of human beings, as possessing strong potentials for development and as a subject of rights who learns and grows in the relationships with others. This global educational project, which is carried forth in the Municipal Infant-toddler Centers and Preschools of Reggio […]
Violence Prevention
Preventing violence against children: What approaches work? Alexander Butchart, Coordinator, Prevention of Violence, World Health Organization, RW commentary author In 1999, David Finkelhor commented on what was needed to advance an agenda for eliminating child maltreatment and what had been achieved. First, we need good epidemiological data to see the location and source of the […]